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(No Model.)

C. KAESTNBR.

BARREL CLEANER. No. 601.658. Patented Apr. 5, 1898.

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BARREL-CLEANER.

l i SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,658, dated April 5, 1898.

Original application filed J une lI 1897, Serial No. 638,979. Divided and this application filed December 6 1897. Serial No. 660,967. (No model.)

Be it known that'l, CHARLES KAESTNER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Chicago,in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Barrel-Cleaners,of which the following is a specification.

This application is filed as a division of my application Serial No. 638,979.

My invention relates to a construction of keg or barrel cleaner in which the kegs or barrels, while partially submerged in a body of waterv in Aa soaking trough of suitable length, are caused to roll or move along a track from endto end of the trough by means of an endless conveyer or carrier.

Objects of myinvention are to avoid the rusting and consequent undesirably premature impairment ordestruction of an endless carrier arranged to pass under the water, to

permitthe `endless carrier to both roll the kegs or barrels from end to end of the trough and also todeliver the same from the delivery end of the latterand at the same time to avoid-the employment ofsubmerged sprock- `.ets for operating or vguiding the carrier-belt,

and to providev a simple, effective, and convenient construction of barrel washer, as hereinafter vmore particularly set forth.

In the Vaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is -a side elevation of a barrel-washer embody- .vide inclines h b respectively at the receiving and delivery ends of the trough. The

kegs or barrels D are moved or rolled along this track, and the latter is arranged so that the kegs or barrels while rolling along the low portion of the track will be partially submerged in the water.

The conveying mechanism for rolling the kegs or barrels along the track comprises an endless carrier E, arranged at an elevation above the trough, so as to be above the waterlevel, and provided Witharms e for engaging and moving the kegs or barrels. head or elevated endless carrier is arranged upon wheels or sprockets F, positioned above the level of the water Within the trough, in which way the endless carrier and sprockets will be clear of the water and thereby preserved from rust and subsequent injury.

The arms e are desirably hinged or pivoted to the endless carrier and are backed by linkbraces e', which cause the arms to stand substantially perpendicular to the planes of the upper and lower leaves of the endlesscarrier. These links are also hinge-connected with the arms and with the endless carrier, whereby the latter can suitably flex while.

The upper leaf of the endless carrier is de- 4sii-ably supported against .sagging by a Way or track composed, for example, of a couple of elevated horizontal rails Cr. One of the sprockets canbe power-driven in any suitable way, and the endless carrier can be rendered more or less taut, as may be desired, by anyv ordinary adjustable belt-tightener H.

The endless carrier thus provided with arms e is suitably elevated with relation -to the trough, so asv to keep it clear of the water, within which the kegs or barrels are partially submerged, and also so as to permit the arms which will depend or project downwardly from its lower leaf to successively take the kegs or barrels at the receiving end of the trough and roll them along the track to an extent to also roll them up the track-incline h at the delivery end of the trough andthereby cause them to be successively delivered from the trough at such end. A To avoid injury to the kegs or barrels and to cause them to roll so as to insure Washing thereof, the arms e have their ends provided with antifrictionrolls e5, which engage the kegs or barrels.

This over- Y IOO The kegs or barrels are guided While rolling along the track by adjustable side guides I, consisting of a couple of horizontally-arranged rods or bars respectively positioned to lie adj acent to opposite ends of the kegs or barrels. These guides are upheld by swinging supports or bars 7l, hinged at their lower ends to the trough, and permit the guides to be readily adjusted With reference to kegs or barrels of different lengths. Said guides are provided With handles i2, Which can be adjustably connected with any suitable fixturefor eXample,by means of pins inserted through certain holes 3 in the handles and engaging in sockets in the fixtures.

As a preferred and desirable arrangement i the trough is provided with standards K, conveniently arranged in pairs and having the standards of each pair connected by a crosspiece or brace lo. With such arrangement the upper rails G can be supported by brackets L on the standards, and the latter can also provide xtures for supporting the sprockets and a belt-Wheel M on the axle of one of the 2. A keg or barrel cleaner comprising a.

soaking-trough in and along which the kegs or barrels are soaked and moved, an endless carrier provided with projecting arms which are hinged to the endless carrier and arranged for engaging the kegs or barrels and moving the same along the trough, and suitable supporting means for the overhead mechanism and link-braces hinge-connected With the endless carrier and said arms, substantially as described.

3. A keg or barrel cleaner comprising a soaking trough in and along which the kegs or barrels are soaked and moved, an endless overhead carrier provided With projecting arms Which successivelyengage and move the These standards can also provide kegs or barrels from the receiving end to the delivery end of the trough and also carry such kegs or barrels up an incline at said delivery end of the trough and suitable supporting means for the overhead mechanism, substantially as described. Y

4. A keg or barrel cleaner comprising a soaking-trough in and along which the kegs or barrels are soaked and moved, overhead mechanism for moving the kegs or barrels along the trough consistingin a couple of elevated endless chains arranged upon sprockets provided With projecting hinged arms, and link-braces connected With the chains or link belts and said arms, the latter being arranged for engaging the kegs or barrels, and suitable supporting means for the overhead mechanism, substantially as described.

5. A keg or barrel cleaner comprising a soaking-trough in and along which the kegs or barrels are soaked and moved, overhead mechanism for moving the kegs or barrels along the trough comprising endless chains or link belts F arranged upon sprockets, arms ehingedto the chain or link belts; rods e4 connecting the arms in pairs, and suitable supporting means for the overhead mechanism, and a track supporting the upper leaves of the chain or link belts against sagging, substantially as described.

6. A keg or barrel cleaner comprising a soaking-trough in and along Which the kegs or barrels are soaked and moved; a track for supporting the kegs or barrels Within the trough; and guides l having swinging supports and provided with arms Which are adjustably connected with fixtures, substantially as described.

7. A keg or barrel cleaner comprising a trough in and along Which the kegs or barrels are soaked and moved; standards K rising from the trough; an elevated endless carrier arranged upon sprockets which are supported by the said standards, and provided With projecting arms for engaging and moving the kegs or barrels, and a track arranged to uphold the upper leaf of the endless carrier, substantially as described.

CHARLES KAESTNER.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR F. DURAND, MARGARET M. WAGNER.

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